Chili & Chives

As a native Texan, briskets are slowly smoked, sliced and served on a plastic tray with a rich, sweet and smoky barbecue sauce. That's...

As I'm writing this, even I'm surprised that we had such an elegant meal on a Tuesday with wine no less. Although the steak looks pretty...

Rabail and I decided to take part of the day off to take a tour of Rabail's favorite spot.. Korea House. Typically, when I go to...

For no special occasion or any apparent reason, Talal and I decided to treat ourselves to an elegant date night dinner. It's not often...

I should have known that after years of watching Chopped it would all catch up to me. Talal invited Daddy and I to a face-off. He thinly...

Somehow two years flew by. I can't believe it's Talal and I's 2nd anniversary. Two years ago, we walked down the aisle and said, "I do."...

In true Yara fashion, when I heard that I was going to San Francisco, I thought of all the incredible restaurants I could visit if I...

Last year, Talal ordered me a magazine subscription to Food & Wine Magazine and Cooking Light. I found a picture that caught my eye. It...

As is tradition every holiday season, the Sales Excellence Institute team picks a restaurant and celebrates the end of another semester...

Today I made an unphotographed masterpiece. It's been one of those less-rare weeks where I have too much food for the week and equally...

Talal asked me out on a date. It still surprises me that he make my heart flutter any time he does anything. He asked me out on a date....

Daddy has recently been obsessed with Build Your Own meals. If he isn't making them, he's talking about them. Today's iteration was a...

Mother's day was coming up and, as always, I started looking for inspiration to create a yummy feast. It just so happened that I spent...

For the first time ever, I decided that I felt like making lamb. Not just any lamb, lamb meatballs. Why? No idea. I got 2 pounds of lamb...

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For the third and final bachelor(ette) party, Alaa planned a 3-day weekend in Austin. We came home after work and took a road trip in a...

After our first tasting appointment, we were happy with our 3 appetizer selections - brie with raspberry en croute, chicken diablo...

Today was our last day in Boston and a very busy one, too. Tina and I heard from our Uber driver last night about the South End. After...

After an early-morning golf class with Ike, Talal and I walked around the park until we built up our appetite. At twelve, we arrived at...

I made it home from France yesterday and I couldn't wait to show off my new skills to Tina, Mommy, Daddy, and Talal. The dishes that I...